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HR 6198 114th Congress House

To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining…

Official title: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement compl… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2016 See on congress.gov
Immigration
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Sep 28, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 28, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 18, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits any alien from being naturalized until U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

DHS shall, upon completion of such digitization and prior to naturalizing an alien who has a application pending on the date of enactment of this bill, review the alien's eligibility for naturalization using the updated IDENT.

The Immigration and Nationality Act is amended to require a DHS officer or employee who has good cause to believe that a naturalized citizen has illegally or by misrepresentation procured such status to refer such case to the Department of Justice for denaturalization proceedings.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 2
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 28, 2016
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 28, 2016
SMITH, LAMAR
· Sep 28, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6198: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6198/
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"H.R. 6198: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6198/.
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H.R. 6198, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6198/.
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[H.R. 6198: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States until such time as the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement completes the digitization of all remaining paper-based fingerprint records for inclusion in the Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT) of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6198/)
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